Centro de Pesquisas e Desenvolvimento Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello, Petrobras , Rio de Janeiro, RJ , Brasil.
Braz J Microbiol. 2012 Jul;43(3):865-72. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822012000300003. Epub 2012 Jun 1.
Literature on hydrocarbon degradation in extreme hypersaline media presents studies that point to a negative effect of salinity increase on hydrocarbonoclastic activity, while several others report an opposite tendency. Based on information available in the literature, we present a discussion on the reasons that justify these contrary results. Despite the fact that microbial ability to metabolize hydrocarbons is found in extreme hypersaline media, indeed some factors are critical for the occurrence of hydrocarbon degradation in such environments. How these factors affect hydrocarbon degradation and their implications for the assessment of hydrocarbon biodegradation in hypersaline environments are presented in this review.
极端高盐环境中烃类降解的文献中，有些研究指出盐度增加对烃降解活性有负面影响，而其他一些研究则报告了相反的趋势。根据文献中的信息，我们对这些相反结果的原因进行了讨论。尽管在极端高盐环境中发现了微生物代谢烃类的能力，但实际上，有些因素对这些环境中烃类降解的发生至关重要。本综述介绍了这些因素如何影响烃类降解及其对高盐环境中烃类生物降解评估的影响。
